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I recently picked up this Oberndorf Mauser Model M in 30-06. Overall, the rifle is in VG+ condition with great wood and an excellent bore.

I have another minty Model M in 30-06, with a serial number only four numbers away, so both were probably made the same day in 1923. However, that one has a more conventional Lyman 35 sight. (see the last photo) This recent Model M, has a receiver peep sight that also mounts on the bolt stop like the Lyman 35, (so no drilling and tapping), but it does not resemble the Lyman in any other way. I can find no manufacturer's markings on it. There is also no indication that any open rear sight was ever installed.

Has anyone seen this particular peep sight before? I never have.

Another interesting feature is the factory-installed recoil crossbolt.

The rifle also came with a brass cleaning rod stored in the buttstock. It was hard to remove. Apparently it had been stuck in there for some time. Each of the five sections is numbered. Assembled, it is the correct length for the short barrel. I know Mauser did not make cleaning rods. They were made by outside contractors. But Mauser did supply them with rifles.